Top Gear Rally (2003 video game)

Top Gear Rally
North American box art
Developer(s)	Tantalus Interactive
Publisher(s)	JP: Kemco WW: Nintendo
Series	Top Gear
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Release	JP: July 25, 2003 NA: October 27, 2003[1] EU: October 31, 2003 AU: November 14, 2003[2]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Top Gear Rally, known in Japan as Top Gear Rally SP, is a racing video game developed by Tantalus Interactive and released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003.

Gameplay

Top Gear Rally is a racing game where the player drives rally cars through a series of courses.[3] It also features a multiplayer mode where two players can compete against each other with the use of the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable.[3]

Development

Top Gear Rally was developed by the Australian company Tantalus Interactive.[4] Its cars were designed as full 3D models.[5] The game was presented at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May 2003.[5]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	77%[6]
Metacritic	78/100[7]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Eurogamer	5/10[8]
Famitsu	30/40[9]
Game Informer	8/10[10]
GameSpot	8.3/10[4]
GameSpy	[11]
IGN	8/10[3]
Nintendo Power	3.7/5[12]

Top Gear Rally received generally favorable reviews from publications.[7] GameSpot praised its graphics very positively, comparing their quality to that of PlayStation games.[4]

Tantalus won Best Game at the 2003 Australian Game Developer Awards in Melbourne for its work on the game.[13]

References

1. Scott, Jonathan (October 27, 2003). "Top Gear Rally Races to GBA". IGN. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
2. "True to Life Racing - In the Palm of Your Hand!". Nintendo Australia. October 29, 2003. Archived from the original on December 2, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
3. Harris, Craig (October 24, 2003). "Top Gear Rally". IGN. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
4. Provo, Frank (November 4, 2003). "Top Gear Rally Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
5. Colayco, Bob (May 17, 2006). "Top Gear Rally E3 2003 Preshow Report". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
6. "Top Gear Rally". GameRankings. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
7. "Top Gear Rally". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
8. Reed, Kristan (December 2, 2003). "Top Gear Rally". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
9. Yoshinoya, Bakudan (July 20, 2003). "Famitsu Update". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
10. Kato, Matthew (January 2004). "Top Gear Rally". Game Informer. No. 129. p. 160. Archived from the original on April 15, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
11. Chandronait, Matt (November 5, 2003). "GameSpy: Top Gear Rally". GameSpy. Archived from the original on November 5, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
12. "Top Gear Rally". Nintendo Power. Vol. 174. December 2003. p. 146.
13. "Top Gear Rally Award". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.

External links

• Top Gear Rally at MobyGames